You Can Count on Me

You Can Count on Me (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Montreal World Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards
Stockholm Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Surround )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Kenneth Lonergan

Written By:
Kenneth Lonergan

Actors:
Laura Linney ..... Samantha 'Sammy' Prescott
Mark Ruffalo ..... Terry Prescott
Matthew Broderick ..... Brian Everett
Rory Culkin ..... Rudy Prescott
Jon Tenney ..... Bob Steegerson
J. Smith-Cameron ..... Mabel
Gaby Hoffmann ..... Sheila
Amy Ryan ..... Rachel Louise Prescott
Michael Countryman ..... Thomas Gerard Prescott
Adam LeFevre ..... Sheriff Darryl
Halley Feiffer ..... Amy
Whitney Vance ..... Young Sammy Prescott
Peter Kerwin ..... Young Terry Prescott
Betsy Aidem ..... Minister
Lisa Altomare ..... Waitress

Synopsis:

Adult siblings Sammy Prescott and Terry Prescott have had a special bond with each other since they were kids when their parents were tragically killed in a car accident. That bond is why single mom Sammy, who still lives in the family home in Scottsville, upstate New York with her eight year old son Rudy, is excited to hear that Terry, who she has not seen or heard from in a while, is coming home for a visit. That excitement is dampened slightly upon Terry's arrival, when she learns that he, broke, is only there to borrow money. As adults, Sammy, who works as a lending officer in the local bank, is seen as the responsible sibling, while unfocused Terry is seen as the irresponsible drifter. Regardless, Sammy welcomes what ends up being Terry's longer than planned visit if only so that he can help take care of Rudy, who has no adult male figure in his life. Rudy has never known his deadbeat biological father, with who Sammy wants nothing to do. As Terry - acting as the supposed adult male role model figure - gets to know Rudy, and as Sammy deals with the issues in her life which includes figuring out what her relationship to longtime friend/lover Bob Steegerson means, and how to deal with her straight-laced micro-managing new boss Brian Everett, the maturity level between Sammy and Terry is not as far apart as it appears on the surface.

A lot happens at once to Sammy, a single mom living in the Catskill town of her birth, where her parents died in a car crash when she was small. Her son Rudy, who's 8, begins imagining his unseen father as a hero; she picks up, sort of, with last year's boyfriend; she gets a new boss who imposes foolish rules; and, her wayward brother Terry arrives for a visit after months of no communication. The boyfriend proposes, the relationship with her boss takes an unexpected turn, and her brother and son bond, not always with positive consequences. When Terry asks young Rudy if he wants to meet his father, a crisis of sorts ensues, and brother and sister must re-frame their relationship.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 09 September, 2012.